A nude video of the Webster Parish tourism director was live-streamed for about a half-hour Monday night to the bureau’s Instagram followers.
Tourism Director Lynn Dorsey told the Minden Press-Herald it was intended as a private message for her husband, but she mistakenly posted the video to the bureau’s account.
“I am a new Instagram user and, unfortunately, I pressed the wrong button,” she told the newspaper.
It’s uncertain how many people saw the live video. Followers of the bureau’s Instagram account -- including dozens of Minden residents attending a Christmas party -- received a notification of the live feed. The footage is no longer visible once the feed ends.
Dorsey posted the video from a hotel room in Baton Rouge. She was there conducting tourism business.
Dorsey blamed the mistake on her unfamiliarity with Instagram, according to the newspaper.
She was notified about the broadcast and immediately contacted the bureau’s social media contractor to review its accounts to make sure the content was not still being displayed.
The video was broadcast on the bureau-owned cell phone. The tourism board last month approved the purchase of the iPhone 7 at a cost of $700. It is to be used for marketing tourism in Webster Parish.
Board Chairman Jerry Madden said he did not know details of what happened. The bureau does not have a social media policy.
“I’m sure that we will consider adopting new policies as we consider our next steps,” he told the Press-Herald.
